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vitos62906937
vitos62906937
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November 16, 2021
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P:(Masking) Make the mask available in Photoshop?

  • November 16, 2021
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The AI for masking is brilliant. What would be nicer is if when I send an image to edit in Photoshop, it sends the mask too. After all, it's already created.

 

Alternatley, If I open an image in Photoshop's ACR, and I create a mask, why can't it open with the mask as a layer. It seems, again, since the mask is already created, it should be no problem, barely an inconvience.

 

Thank you for your consideration,

Vito S.

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    dw24154351
    dw24154351
    Known Participant
    October 20, 2022

    I'll vote for an Adobe feature request to export masks from Lightroom to Photoshop. We've done all the work in Lightroom so there's no point having to do the same work again in Photoshop.

     

    One might also consider whether full round trip is supported, so if you do some fine tuning in Photoshop, you can have those mask updates available in the version available back in Lightroom.

     

    Edit in Adobe Photoshop should be enhanced to export the various masks created in Lightroom. Should have the option to have masks and submasks so you can continue working on specific submasks. 

     

    Seems that the interim menu optioin asking whether you are editing the original / copy etc has gone away in LRC 12. This could have been an opportunity for you to decide which masks you wanted in a PSD.

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      Ciccillotto
      Inspiring
      August 24, 2022

      And my first post on this forum, I wanted to know if there is a script to bring the masks created in camera raw into photoshop It would be very useful for my projects I thank those who want to help me.

        Stephen Marsh
        Community Expert
        Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        August 24, 2022

        AFAIK ACR for the most part isn't scriptable, however there are some exceptions.

         

        You aren't the first person who has wanted to bring in masks created in ACR for use in Photoshop as masks.

         

        https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/export-adjustment-brush-mask-in-camera-raw-filter/m-p/9615239

         

        https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/import-save-lr-cr-mask-into-ps/m-p/12622526

        Currently I believe that the only way is to make extreme adjustments to the masked content and subtract or difference mask from two versions in Photoshop.

         

        For what it is worth, I'd add my vote to an idea/feature request post!

         

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          Ciccillotto
          Inspiring
          August 24, 2022

          I understood that it cannot be done Thanks for your help

          johnrellis
          johnrellis
          Legend
          August 9, 2022

          Since I wrote the post linked to by Rob, I released the Copy Settings plugin which provides a command for exporting LR masks as TIFFs suitable for use in Photoshop:

          https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-ideas/p-masking-how-do-i-make-the-mask-available-in-photoshop/idc-p/12584169#M13580 

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            DingsZüg
            Inspiring
            August 8, 2022

            I have used the AI masking tool in Lightroom. Now I want to continue working in Photoshop. When I hit "Edit in Photoshop" it is just a .tif without any masks or layers. How to trnsfer this nice AI masking thing over to photoshop?

            Rob_Cullen
            Community Expert
            Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            August 9, 2022

            @johnrellis discovered a way to export a Sky or Subject mask as a bitmap.

            This may answer your question.

            https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/can-i-export-masks-from-lightroom-classic/m-p/12535788#M253160

             

            TBMK The two Apps (LrC & Ps) use 'masks' in different ways. In LrC the masks are (virtual?) overlays that do not get 'saved' with an image. In Ps, masks are Alpha-channels.

             

            From LrC- You could use [Open as a Smart Object in Photoshop]- Then you have a SO layer in Photoshop that by a [Double-click] on the SO badge- you have access to the masks (made with LrC) in the ACR interface. Or add more in ACR.

             

             

             

             

            Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
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            jenirose3
            Participant
            December 16, 2021

            YES YES and YES!  This would be an awesome add!

            johnrellis
            johnrellis
            Legend
            December 10, 2021

            [This reply contains embedded images that don't appear in email. View the post in your Web browser.]

             

            I released a new version of the Copy Settings plugin with the Extract Masks command. It extracts a photo's masks as grayscale images that can be used in Photoshop as layer masks:

             

            DdeGannes
            Community Expert
            DdeGannesCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            December 5, 2021

            Quote, "ok, but ACR is basically the same thing as LRC, I'd like to open the selection in PS because I need to do things I can't do in LRC."

            The issue is LrC and ACR, have the same editing features, however they function differently, LrC stores the edit data in the Catalog file and Camera Raw stores the edit data to the file or sidecar file. Camera Raw cannot read info from the Lightroom Catalog. You have to prompt Lightroom to write info to xmp so it is available to Camera Raw.

            Lightroom is an independent application and is basically an alternate to Camera Raw which is a plug-in to Photoshop.

            There is no need to utilize both Lightroom and Camera Raw.

            Just some info and thoughts,

            Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.
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            fantastic_image15D5
            Participating Frequently
            December 5, 2021

            I'm not aware of any auto-mask brush feature in PS as there is in LRC. The auto mask feature in LRC saves a lot of headaches selecting subjects or areas of subjects that are extremely tedious to do otherwise. 

            johnrellis
            johnrellis
            Legend
            December 5, 2021

            See this post for a tedious recipe for exporting the mask to PS:

            https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-ideas/p-masking-how-do-i-make-the-mask-available-in-photoshop/idc-p/12564601#M13506 

            Hansjürg
            Hansjürg
            Known Participant
            December 5, 2021

            I often need to adjust the background in a photo with a semi-transparent subject.
            In LR I can mask the background with a color mask. The translucent areas inside the subject are also masked, depending on the thickness.
            Unfortunately, when I export to PS, these masks are gone. Recreating the same mask in PS is a horror 🙂

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